Is 100% juice ultra-processed?

Plant-based beverages Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

16 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed plant-based beverages

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Apple juice from concentrate (water, juice), pear juice from concentrate (water, juice), grape juice from concentrate (water, juice), raspberry juice (water, juice), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid (vitamin c), citric acid

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Apple juice from concentrate (water, juice concentrate), pear juice from concentrate (water, juice concentrate), grape juice from concentrate (water, juice concentrate), raspberry juice from concentrate (water, juice concentrate), natural flavors, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), citric acid.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,802 plant-based beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1048th. 55% of the plant-based beverages here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 1,802 plant-based beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0889497159763, last edited 23 April 2020), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.